27 February, 2017 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Kosovo, Zahir Tanin, highlighted to Security Council members today that resumption of top-level dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina was…
16 February 2017 – During an official visit to Paris, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Zahir Tanin met with the French Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Jean-Marc Ayrault, as well as other…
On 10 February 2017, SRSG Zahir Tanin met the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Ivica Dacic. SRSG Tanin and DPM/FM Dacic exchanged views about the upcoming UN Security Council Debate on…
BELGRADE – On 9 February 2017, SRSG Zahir Tanin met the President of the Republic of Serbia, Tomislav Nikolic, during his quarterly visit to Belgrade and in advance of his presentation to the UN Security Council on UNMIK and…
On 3 February, 2017, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Kosovo and met with SRSG Tanin and heads of other international organisations in Kosovo. During this meeting, SG Stoltenberg underlined the importance of…
The new head of the UNICEF Office in Kosovo, Mr. Brandao Co, accompanied by his deputy, Mr. James Mugaju, met with UNMIK’s Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Zahir Tanin, and Deputy Special Representative of…
SRSG Zahir Tanin met Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, at UNMIK on 6 February, 2017. On his first visit to Kosovo, Commissioner Muižnieks and SRSG Tanin discussed a variety of issues…
DSRSG Christopher Coleman and a delegation from UNMIK with the Gllogovc/Glogovac mayor Ramiz Lladrovci and a representative in the municipality building . The importance of combatting corruption and organized crime were some…
SRSG Zahir Tanin shakes hands with Lipjan/Lipljan Municipality mayor Mr. Imri Ahmeti after signing an agreement to transfer ownership of an UNMIK 4x4 vehicle. The need for employment generation and the continued need for…
Law, political studies and local governance students identified corruption, nepotism, unemployment, educational curriculum, isolation of youth, and unresolved grievances of the past as the key challenges affecting young…
PRISTINA - Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Zahir Tanin today met with Kosovo Foreign Minister, Enver Hoxhaj. FM Hoxhaj outlined the government’s view of the events of the weekend, and stressed to the SRSG…
On 11 January 2017, SRSG Zahir Tanin welcomed the former President of Kosovo, Ms Atifete Jahjaga, to UNMIK Headquarters. The SRSG and former President exchanged views on a variety of issues, including societal reconciliation…